Wikipedia
tells us about the DLR system:
"The Docklands Light Railway (the
DLR) is an automated light metro or light rail system opened in 1987 to serve
the redeveloped Docklands area of London. It reaches north to Stratford, south
to Lewisham, west to Tower Gateway and Bank in the City of London financial
district, and east to Beckton, London City Airport and Woolwich
Arsenal.
The system is not entirely
unmanned: it uses minimal staffing on board trains and at major interchange
stations; the 4 sub-surface stations are staffed to comply with underground
station requirements. Similar proposals have been made for the adjacent system,
the Tube.
The DLR is operated under a
concession awarded by Transport for London to Serco Docklands, part of the Serco
Group. The system is owned by Docklands Light Rail Limited,[7] part of the
London Rail division of Transport for London. In 2011 the DLR carried over 86
million passengers. It has been extended several times and further extensions
are being planned."
Wikipedia tells us:
"Custom House for ExCeL station is
in the Custom House area by the Royal Docks in Newham, east London. It is served
by the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), and is in Travelcard Zone 3. It takes its
name from the old Custom House, which formerly stood nearby, and the Exhibition
Centre it serves.
History:
The station opened in
1855, around the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway, which eventually
became merged into the North London Line. The DLR station opened on 28 March
1994 as part of the extension to Beckton. The North London Line platforms were
closed on 9 December 2006 after the closure of the Stratford to North Woolwich
section of the line and DLR became the only serving service.
Design:
It is linked to the main
entrance of the ExCeL Exhibition Centre by an overhead walkway, which also
connects to the Royal Victoria Dock Bridge, spanning the Royal Victoria Dock to
its southern side.
Location:
It is the principal
public transport access to the ExCeL Exhibition Centre and its adjacent complex
of hotels, restaurants and bars.
London Bus routes 147, 241, 325,
678 and night route N551 stop here.
Plans:
Crossrail's Abbey Wood
branch will call at Custom House. It will reuse the trackbed and station site of
the former North London Line, but all the buildings will be
new."
The Transport for London (TfL) website
tells us:
"A direct walkway links the station with the state of the
art exhibition centre. Close to the Custom House hotel. There is also Dockside
access.
Facilities:
Cycle
Racks
CCTV
Pay
Phones
Ticket
Machines
Connections:
Custom House station connects with local bus numbers 147, 241, 325 and
N50.
ExCeL - ExCeL provides London with a world-class,
state-of-the-art venue with 90,000 sq m of spectacular event space. Set within a
stunning waterfront environment in the dynamic and thriving Docklands, just a
stone's throw away from Canary Wharf,
ExCeL is suitable for a combination of exhibitions, conferences, meetings, banquets and special
events.
Local Hotels:
Custom House Hotel
272-283 Victoria
Dock Road
London
E16 3BY
Tel: 020 7474
0011
Crowne Plaza
Royal Victoria Dock
Western
Gateway
London
E16 1AL
Tel: 020 7055 2000
Fax: 020 7055
2001
Ibis Hotel
Royal Victoria Dock
9 Western
Gateway
London
E16 1AB
020 7055
2300
Novotel London Excel
Royal Victoria Dock
7 Western
Gateway
London
E16 1AA
020 7540
9700"